Radioactive Material Package Operations and Leak Testing

Event Description

The DOE Office of Packaging and Transportation, Packaging Certification Program (EM-33) sponsored training course, Radioactive Material Package Operations and Leak Testing will be held July 9-13, 2018 at the Business and Education Building, Room 124, University of South Carolina at Aiken.

The fee to attend this course is $1300 (USD). Payment is made at registration.

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) developed and will deliver this training course with the objective of providing a basic understanding of the steps necessary to operate and prepare radioactive material packages for shipment as well as perform pre-shipment (post-load) leak testing and routine maintenance.Proper operating and leak testing of radioactive material shipping packages is integral to the safe shipment and transport of radioactive material shipping packages. The course combines the discussion of proper operations (opening, loading, closing, maintenance, and handling) along with discussion of leak testing of radioactive material shipping packages and hands-on experience with both operating and leak testing of radioactive material shipping packages. The course consists of technical presentations, discussions, applicable videos, examples, hands-on exercises, and team exercises; all with emphasis on practical approaches to the development, evaluation and implementation of programs for the operation and leak testing of radioactive material shipping packages.

The primary audience for this course is individuals that prepare, load/unload, operate (open/close), and maintain Type B, Type AF, and Type A packages for shipment of radioactive materials, those that prepare procedures and documentation related to these activities, as well as supervisors and managers of these individuals.